vigilante justice
Example Sentences
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Hegseth’s penchant for vigilante justice should be no surprise.
From Slate • Dec. 2, 2025
"In a civil society, we are all less safe when ideologues engage in vigilante justice."
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024
In the vacuum, Cowie explains, emerged “the neoslavery of convict leasing, the vigilante justice of lynching, the degradation and debt of sharecropping and the official disenfranchisement of Blacks” under Jim Crow.
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2022
These laws fostered a kind of vigilante justice, in which citizens could police the electoral behavior of others in the name of preventing fraudulent voting.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2022
“We’re not looking for vigilante justice, but the average citizen can help by funneling their images” or other useful tips, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2021
